Detective Grace McKenna has a gift. When she looks into the eyes of criminals, she is inundated with glimpses of their crimes. In book three of the McKenna Mystery Series, Grace finds herself face to face with a school principal holding onto a haunting past. When Grace makes eye contact with Principal Jack Whittaker on a routine visit to an elementary school, she is confronted with visions of a … a disturbed woman who is struggling to convey a message. In Never Tell, flashes of a heavily made-up face, a red rope that seems to lead to nowhere, and a rainy night in a familiar field, take Grace to places outside of Bridgeton to solve a crime that she hopes will help heal the town. Armed with the few clues that she has from a missing person case in the eighties, Grace untangles the mystery alongside a questionable witness.
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It looks like I’m in the minority here. While I did look forward to reading this book I found myself bored with the repetitive details that had already happened in the first two books and it kind of dragged for me.
Another amazing trip to Bridgeton with Detective Grace.
This McKenna Mystery was another fast pace story that I couldn’t put down. Grace is doing her normal school visits when she is struck by a vision of a woman crying out for help when she looks into the eyes of the HS Principal. On the surface Principal Whittaker looks perfect, stand out student athlete, top of his class, married with a beautiful family the principal of the Bridgeton HS, but all that glitter isn’t gold.
Grace is not only haunted by the woman’s face, but also her own personal life. Grace’s boyfriend Mark is moving in, she is loosing her mother more every day and a person from Grace’s past is trying to reconnect. As Grace tries to balance it all she leans on her guy, Mark. As always he understands that she can’t stop until this mystery is solved.
This book will leave the comfort of Bridgeton and take us to VT. Where our story makes some interesting turns.
This book has a great amount of suspense and thrills. I think what I love best about these books is these are crime stories, but there isn’t any gore or unnecessary violence. I also love that Grace isn’t just her job, this book looks into her life (past and present). What does she want? Grace is always looking for justice, but it doesn’t mean she can’t find happiness as well. I love all the characters from Bridgeton. Once again Barb is upfront and present and as helpful as ever. We also meet an old school officer, Sully. The town itself is a place I can close my eyes and see. Everything seems so real and really helps me loose myself in the mystery.
Can Grace solve an almost 40 year old mystery and bring the bad guy to justice? Well you will just have to find out, because I’ll never tell!
Don’t start reading this book unless you have time!! The moment I started reading this book I didn’t want to put it down!! Good thing my work was done and I could sleep in!! I love this book. I love Grace!!
“Never Tell” is a tale worth telling!
I fell in love with Grace McKenna in her first outing, “The Gift”. And have been hooked on the combination of supernatural and detective fiction ever since. This is a delectable dish, filled with twists and turns and fascinating characters with things to hide. Kate is a master at plotting and imbues her cast with rich, colorful detail that will keep you turning the pages to see what happens next.
Grace kept me up most of the night. Once you start down “Never Tell’s” road, this is a book you won’t want to put down.
Author, Kate Anslinger, does it again! She hooks you in the first few pages and reels you in throughout the twists and turns of her 3rd McKenna Series stories, Never Tell. Kate’s attention to detail shows through; her descriptive use of the written word captures your own imagination to visualize each character, however the minutest role they play.
How Kate brings the reader and Grace to the ultimate ‘take down’ of the arrogant, well connected, Jack Whittaker is filled with twists and turns that will keep you turning pages until the end!
Well worth the read! Highly recommend. Can’t wait for book four to come out.